HB 2069 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

License plates, special; cost of plates for recipients of military decorations.

Summary
Special license plates; military decorations. Establishes a system for determining the cost of special license plates for recipients of a military decoration based on the order of precedence of such military decoration as determined by the federal Department of Defense or other relevant federal agency. The bill authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue plates with a "V" for Valor Device on appropriate plates issued by the Department reflecting a military decoration. The bill provides that special license plates for recipients of a military decoration are exempt from the prepaid application requirement for special license plates and may be issued to unremarried surviving spouses of eligible recipients. The bill creates special license plates for recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross with a "V" for Valor, the Airman's Medal, the Army Soldier's Medal, the Coast Guard Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, and the Defense Superior Service Medal. The bill changes from one-time to annual the $10 fee for certain special license plates issued after the effective date of this bill.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2069H2
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 21104003D-H2
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100264D
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors

Sponsors